Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur

Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University is located in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India, and is one of the largest and oldest institutions of higher education in the state. It is accredited with an A+ by NAAC and was founded in 1964 by the Government of Madhya Pradesh. The university has a large campus in the western part of Raipur city. It was named after Pt. Ravishankar Shukla, the first chief minister of Madhya Pradesh. The university came into being on 1 May and became functional from 1 June 1964 with 46 affiliated colleges, five university teaching departments, and 34,000 students. Indira Gandhi, then minister of Information & Broadcasting, inaugurated the postgraduate department in five subjects on 2 July 1965. The university's jurisdiction covers the entire central and southern part of Chhattisgarh, with 180 affiliated educational institutions. It offers programs across faculties including Arts, Education, Information Technology, Management Studies, Sciences, Law, Life Sciences, Physical Education, Social Sciences, and Technology. In 2023, it was ranked in the 151–200 band among universities in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), and in the 101–150 band for pharmacy rankings.